Martinsville: Kevin Harvick preview

Harvick Carrying Short-Track Momentum into Martinsville
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (March 28, 2006) -- GM Goodwrench driver Kevin
Harvick is coming off a strong second place run at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor
Speedway and hopes to be able to carry over...

Harvick Carrying Short-Track Momentum into Martinsville

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (March 28, 2006) -- GM Goodwrench driver Kevin
Harvick is coming off a strong second place run at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor
Speedway and hopes to be able to carry over some short-track momentum to
another half-mile track this weekend at Martinsville Speedway for
Sunday's running of the Direct TV 500. Harvick climbed 10 positions
in the point standings last weekend and now sits in the 13th spot heading
into Martinsville, Va. However, the seeming advantage of running
short-track events back-to-back isn't necessarily the case thanks
to the two tracks' individuality.

Martinsville Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway are the shortest venues
on the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup circuit, but Martinsville's .526-mile and
Bristol's .533-mile distances are one of the few characteristics
the two tracks share. Although the short-track excitement is the same,
teams and drivers must adjust to different set-ups and driving challenges
this week.

Last week it was Bristol's high-banked concrete surface with
36-degree turns. This week it is Martinsville's tight,
paper-clip-shaped 12-degree turns and flatter surface. And because of the
800 feet straight-aways and tight turns, brakes can be a team's
biggest concern at Martinsville Speedway. Drivers are always on the
brakes which puts the pressure on crews to make sure their braking system
can weather 500 laps of heat.

"Martinsville is one of those tracks where you can be good all day
long and have something go wrong at the end," said Harvick.
"You have to make the car roll through the tight corners and
keeping the brakes on the car the entire race is very important. Avoiding
wrecks is another key to a successful day at Martinsville. It's a
short-track and things happen in a hurry. If we can stay out of trouble,
I think we have as good a chance as anyone."

* Chase for the NEXTEL Cup...Harvick climbed 10 spots in the
point standings after last weeks strong second place run at Bristol Motor
Speedway. He went from 23rd to 13th in points and now sits 229 markers
out of the lead. There was only one other driver to gain more spots in
the standings than Harvick after last weekend's race at Bristol
Motor Speedway. Kurt Busch jumped 11 positions after he took the
checkered flag ahead of Harvick during the Food City 500.

* Track Stat...Harvick has nine starts at Martinsville
Speedway. Of those nine starts, he has compiled a record of two top-10
finishes and winnings totaling $843,066. His best two finishes have both
come in the fall races at Martinsville Speedway. Harvick finished seventh
in 2003 and eighth in 2004.

* Laps Led/Laps Complete...Harvick has completed 4386 of 4500
laps (97.5%) in nine starts at Martinsville Speedway. Of those 4386 laps
complete, he has led 147 of them.

* Avg. Start/ Avg. Finish...Harvick's average starting
position at Martinsville Speedway is 17.2 with his best qualifying effort
coming in 2003, '04, and '05 where he started fifth.
Harvick's average finishing position is 20.4 with his best finish
coming in 2003 during the fall race where he finished seventh.

* "Rush Hour"... A new, high energy 30 second GM
Goodwrench motorsports TV commercial debuted during the Daytona 500. The
ad called "Rush Hour", applies the energy of racing to the
morning commute. It shows Kevin Harvick in a typical rush hour situation
daydreaming of being in his race car. His ultimate objective is to find
the expertise of Mr. Goodwrench ...his own personal pit crew...at
his GM dealership. The spot will continue to run throughout the year
along with being integrated into general market programming such as;
ESPN, CMT, MSNBC, Discovery Channel, TLC, Sci-Fi, HGTV and more. If you
haven't seen the commercial, you can view it by going to
Goodwrench.com.

* GM Goodwrench Racing Micro-site... Goodwrench.com has a
whole new look. Part of the new design is a dynamic racing micro-site.
The micro-site engages race fans into the world of the No. 29 GM
Goodwrench race team. The design illustrates the vitality of racing and
offers up a lot of new content for our loyal fans. Site enhancements like
audio and text recaps of each race, car stats, along with photos
highlighting the weekly races are a few of the features. You can also
order Kevin Harvick merchandise and get to know more about Kevin Harvick
and our "personal pit crew." We'll continue to add more
excitement as the racing season continues. Check it out at
Goodwrench.com/racing.

* A New Partnership...The 2006 NASCAR season has a new look
as Reese's joins forces with GM Goodwrench to sponsor the No. 29
team in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. With the success that both of the
sponsors have enjoyed over the years, one could only imagine what the No.
29 GM Goodwrench/Reese's Chevrolet has in store for 2006. GM
Goodwrench will hold the primary paint scheme for 24 races and
Reese's will run the remaining 13 races.

No. 29 GM Goodwrench driver Kevin Harvick on Martinsville Speedway...

Talk a little bit about your spring race at Martinsville last year. You
had a great day turn bad. What happened?

"It was a disappointing day for the No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet.
We had one of the cars to beat, but we had a part failure. The clutch
went out on us and it wouldn't engage. Once it was fixed, we were
as good as anybody."